Method for controlling display device, display device, and display system

Abstract

A method for controlling a display device displaying a horizontally oriented image or a vertically oriented image includes: determining whether the display device is in a state of displaying the horizontally oriented image or in a state of displaying the vertically oriented image; transmitting first resolution information representing a first resolution to a terminal device when it is determined that the display device is in the state of displaying the horizontally oriented image, and transmitting second resolution information representing a second resolution higher than the first resolution to the terminal device when it is determined that the display device is in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image; receiving image information with a resolution based on the first resolution information or the second resolution information from the terminal device; and displaying the image based on the image information.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for controlling a display device displaying a horizontally oriented image or a vertically oriented image, the method comprising:
 determining whether the display device is in a state of displaying the horizontally oriented image or in a state of displaying the vertically oriented image; 
 transmitting first resolution information representing a first resolution to a terminal device when it is determined that the display device is in the state of displaying the horizontally oriented image, and transmitting second resolution information representing a second resolution higher than the first resolution to the terminal device when it is determined that the display device is in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image; 
 receiving image information with a resolution based on the first resolution information or the second resolution information from the terminal device; and 
 displaying the image based on the image information. 
 
     
     
       2. The method for controlling a display device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the image information is received from the terminal device via a wireless device. 
 
     
     
       3. The method for controlling a display device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when it is determined that the display device is in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image, the image information is trimmed and enlarged. 
 
     
     
       4. The method for controlling a display device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 whether the display device is in the state of displaying the horizontally oriented image or in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image is determined, based on a result of detection by an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor arranged in the display device. 
 
     
     
       5. The method for controlling a display device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 whether the display device is in the state of displaying the horizontally oriented image or in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image is determined, based on setting information about an arrangement of the display device. 
 
     
     
       6. The method for controlling a display device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when the display device splits a displayed image and it is determined that the resolution of a split display area represents vertical orientation, it is determined that the display device is in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image. 
 
     
     
       7. The method for controlling a display device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 each of the first resolution and the second resolution has a number of pixels in a horizontal direction greater than a number of pixels in a vertical direction. 
 
     
     
       8. The method for controlling a display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting step comprises:
 designating the first resolution information to represent a first resolution of the display device when it is determined that the display device is in the state of displaying the horizontally oriented image; 
 designating the second resolution information to represent a second resolution of the display device that is higher than the first resolution when it is determined that the display device is in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image; and 
 transmitting the designated first resolution information and second resolution information from the display device to a terminal device. 
 
     
     
       9. A display device comprising:
 a display unit displaying a horizontally oriented image or a vertically oriented image based on image information; 
 a storage unit storing first resolution information representing a first resolution and second resolution information representing a second resolution higher than the first resolution; 
 a determination unit determining whether the display unit is in a state of displaying the horizontally oriented image or in a state of displaying the vertically oriented image; and 
 an interface circuit transmitting the first resolution information to a terminal device when it is determined that the display unit is in the state of displaying the horizontally oriented image, transmitting the second resolution information to the terminal device when it is determined that the display unit is in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image, and receiving the image information with a resolution based on the first resolution information or the second resolution information from the terminal device. 
 
     
     
       10. The display device according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the interface circuit receives the image information from the terminal device via a wireless device. 
 
     
     
       11. The display device according to  claim 9 , further comprising
 an image processing circuit trimming and enlarging the image information when it is determined that the display unit is in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image. 
 
     
     
       12. The display device according to  claim 9 , further comprising
 an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor wherein 
 the determination unit determines whether the display unit is in the state of displaying the horizontally oriented image or in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image is determined, based on a result of detection by the acceleration sensor or the angular velocity sensor. 
 
     
     
       13. The display device according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the determination unit determines whether the display unit is in the state of displaying the horizontally oriented image or in the state of displaying a vertically oriented image is determined, based on setting information about an arrangement of the display device. 
 
     
     
       14. A display system comprising:
 a display unit displaying a horizontally oriented image or a vertically oriented image based on image information; 
 a storage unit storing first resolution information representing a first resolution and second resolution information representing a second resolution higher than the first resolution; 
 a determination unit determining whether the display unit is in a state of displaying the horizontally oriented image or in a state of displaying the vertically oriented image; and 
 an interface circuit transmitting the first resolution information to a terminal device when it is determined that the display unit is in the state of displaying the horizontally oriented image, transmitting the second resolution information to the terminal device when it is determined that the display unit is in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image, and receiving the image information with a resolution based on the first resolution information or the second resolution information from the terminal device.